Northville, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Northville is located in Illinois
Northville
Northville
Northville is located in the United States
Northville
Northville
Coordinates: 41°33′48″N 88°42′19″W / 41.56333°N 88.70528°W / 41.56333; -88.70528[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
TownshipNorthville
Settled1834
Elevation
[1]
656 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes815 & 779
GNIS feature ID414702[1]

Northville is an unincorporated community in Northville Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Northville is located on County Highway 2 and North 4325th Road. The Fox River is just south of the community, and once formed the southern boundary of the town.[2]

Canadian Benjamin Lett, known as the "Rob Roy" of Canada, lived on his family's farm in Northville, in the 1850s. He is buried at Lett Cemetery, near Northville.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Northville, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Baldwin, Elmer (1877). History of LaSalle County, Illinois. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. OCLC 1680491. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Wilson, W. R. (2010). "Rob Roy". Historical Narratives of Early Canada. Retrieved July 17, 2012.


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